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simon thanks for showing that to us, pictures from up and down the east coast. we want your pictures. we're putting them up on the website as fast as we're getting them. you can e-mail them to us. guys, back to you. >> we've gotten great ones. thank you. and listen, why don't you help us help others. why liking our wusa 9 facebook page. we are donating a dollar for every new like we get. >>> outside right now. doesn't look too bad. topper is along in a minute to tell you how bad it's going to be or how good it's going to be over the next few days. >> let's give you some perspective on sandy. turns out she is the largest hurricane in terms of diameter on record. 945 miles. igor in 2010 was 920 miles. olga in 2001 was 865 miles. let's kind of put this in perspective. we'll move it onshore. if it were located over the tennessee valley it would affect people in des moines down to houston all across the gulf coast, the key west and up to bangor, maine. that is a huge storm. one reason we saw so much damage north of us. okay, the show. here we go. this is a softer sid
simon thanks for showing that to us, pictures from up and down the east coast. we want your pictures. we're putting them up on the website as fast as we're getting them. you can e-mail them to us. guys, back to you. >> we've gotten great ones. thank you. and listen, why don't you help us help others. why liking our wusa 9 facebook page. we are donating a dollar for every new like we get. >>> outside right now. doesn't look too bad. topper is along in a minute to tell you how bad...
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joining me tonight is sister simone campbell, leader of the nuns on the bus. and executive director of network, a national catholic social justice lobby. sister, good to have you with us tonight. let's do the math, if we can, for just a moment. do you believe most churches have an extra $50,000 lying around to pick up the tab that ryan describes himself as a man of faith? how do we get through all of this? do the churches have the kind of money to follow the plan that he's putting forth? >> absolutely not. i mean, it's really shocking to think that he believes that churches can do this. what he doesn't know is how hard people are working right now, how much they depend on the food subsidies, just even to get food on family tables and how churches are stretched already in food pantries, feeding programs, all kinds of places already giving so much. this $50,000 for each house of worship would be an additional amount to what they have already raised. it's impossible. >> do people in the inner city need to be taught good discipline and good character. that's what
joining me tonight is sister simone campbell, leader of the nuns on the bus. and executive director of network, a national catholic social justice lobby. sister, good to have you with us tonight. let's do the math, if we can, for just a moment. do you believe most churches have an extra $50,000 lying around to pick up the tab that ryan describes himself as a man of faith? how do we get through all of this? do the churches have the kind of money to follow the plan that he's putting forth?...
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. >> thank you very much for joining us, simon. we will have more in the next half-hour. >> turkey has deployed fighter jets to its syrian border. >> both sides are sticking to their story about the syrian air jets. >> they have seen days of heavy fighting. the syrian army is trying to recapture rebels. at one point, a syrian helicopter veered into turkish airspace but was immediately pushed back. it is yet another incident to raise tensions between the two countries. anchor is still simmering over stopping a syrian airliner. they claim it was carrying russian weapons for the syrian army. what's the cargo consisted of electrical equipment for a radar station. it is not prohibited under any condition. >> there deploying additional tanks and fighter jets as they look at a possible intervention in syria. it is definitely in full swing. over the last few days, hundreds of people have gone to the border to turkey. tensions are not likely to ease anytime soon. >> a clash erupted in cairo's tahrir square over the support and opposition of
. >> thank you very much for joining us, simon. we will have more in the next half-hour. >> turkey has deployed fighter jets to its syrian border. >> both sides are sticking to their story about the syrian air jets. >> they have seen days of heavy fighting. the syrian army is trying to recapture rebels. at one point, a syrian helicopter veered into turkish airspace but was immediately pushed back. it is yet another incident to raise tensions between the two countries....
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[laughter] and i think he sides more with simon. [laughter] actually, i do too in a number of ways that probably will surprise him and dennis and others. and the first thing on which i agree with you, simon, is that i also do not know what the next systemic crisis will be, and i am as frightened as you of it. so when i think about what the next systemic crisis might be, i think the best place to start is to think about what's caused the last ones. and i'm not going to fight over whether we've had panics in 1907 or 1933. we heard that from the first panel. i'll just go back over the last 20 years for the systemic crises, um, we've had most recently. the first one in 1994, scheherazade, you mentioned mexico. and that was a solvency crisis because we feared that a country would go bust, ie its credit was no good, and that would ripple with dangerous effect through the banking system. that got handled aside from now how, and we puttered on until 1998 when russia and indonesia posed solvency risk in the financial system, and we managed t
[laughter] and i think he sides more with simon. [laughter] actually, i do too in a number of ways that probably will surprise him and dennis and others. and the first thing on which i agree with you, simon, is that i also do not know what the next systemic crisis will be, and i am as frightened as you of it. so when i think about what the next systemic crisis might be, i think the best place to start is to think about what's caused the last ones. and i'm not going to fight over whether we've...
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we started talking again to simon & schuster. and kept going down that road, maybe i should after i'm finished with the governorship, sit down and write this autobiography. it's a difficult time to go back in my life because i was always a person going forward, dreams, vision, go after it, the next one and the next one and so on. and so i did it. i thought that, now with the governorship, there's an interesting story. but at the same time there's the scandal. so there was now a choice that i had to make, do i want to make this a book about the success story of my life or do i want to go and really write about my life and write about all of the failures, all of the wrong decisions that i've made, on a personal level and a professional level and also the success story. and i decided i'm going to put all of it in the book and try to be as honest as possible about the good and the bad. that's exactly what it is about. and also, i have to tell you, if those questions don't come up now and if this issue doesn't come out now, for instan
we started talking again to simon & schuster. and kept going down that road, maybe i should after i'm finished with the governorship, sit down and write this autobiography. it's a difficult time to go back in my life because i was always a person going forward, dreams, vision, go after it, the next one and the next one and so on. and so i did it. i thought that, now with the governorship, there's an interesting story. but at the same time there's the scandal. so there was now a choice that...
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. >> yeah, first of all, the autobiography was something we've talked about for 20 year, simon & schuster who have done all my books with always wanted me to do after i wrote a successful book on bodybuilding called "the encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding" they wanted me to do the autobiography and in the '90s i was doing two or three movies a year and was too busy and also thought my story wasn't interesting enough but after the governorship i felt it was an interesting story and it was before the scandal came out and we started talking with simon & schuster and, you know, kept going down that road, maybe i should finish with the governorship we write and sit down and write this autobiography and it was always a difficult time to think back and go back in my life because i was always going forward, dreenls, vision and go after it, the next one and so on so i did it. i thought that now with the governorship there's an interesting story and started working with it, but at the same time there is the scandal. so there was now a choice that i had to make do i want to make this a book about t
. >> yeah, first of all, the autobiography was something we've talked about for 20 year, simon & schuster who have done all my books with always wanted me to do after i wrote a successful book on bodybuilding called "the encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding" they wanted me to do the autobiography and in the '90s i was doing two or three movies a year and was too busy and also thought my story wasn't interesting enough but after the governorship i felt it was an interesting...
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we are at the neil simon, but we are here to talk about you right now. >> you are an exterminator. i can tell by the gear you're got going on. >> i'm german. >> explain your character. >> german exterminator. >> it's the little guys. >> tell us about your character a little bit. >> well, he was raised in a family that wanted to help ju jew s /* /- -- jews during the war. or even before the war. he goes through a great deal. his father was a very religious man, believed intensely in god. both his parents get killed during the war and he's been made to commit an unspeakable act by the nazis. so he denies god as we find initially in the play. a series of events unfolds. i won't say he finds god, but he finds something. >> maybe a little redemption along the way, huh? >> he gets the redemption. >> don't you think all great art has redemption at its core? look at dickens, all the great writers, tolstoy? in the end there is some sort of redemption or you feel unsatisfied with the book. >> "les miserables." >> are you enjoying your time on the stage? most people know you probably from tv.
we are at the neil simon, but we are here to talk about you right now. >> you are an exterminator. i can tell by the gear you're got going on. >> i'm german. >> explain your character. >> german exterminator. >> it's the little guys. >> tell us about your character a little bit. >> well, he was raised in a family that wanted to help ju jew s /* /- -- jews during the war. or even before the war. he goes through a great deal. his father was a very...
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simon, there was suggestion the deal collapsed because of german objections. what was it the germans were not happy about? >> it seems that germany, like france, was unwilling to give up state influence over this important defense company, which is what bae systems wanted them to do in order to secure more access to that all-important american defense market. i think germany was also worried it might be left out of important developments in military technology. the german authorities think that germany's interests are best served if this franco- german company retains control of the whole chain from research through to production. there's also a report that germans had suggested moving the headquarters of the merged company to munich, which would have annoyed the other two companies. >> was that all that was blocking the deal from going ahead? >> in the and, you have to see this was a hugely difficult deal that involves getting agreement from two companies, three governments, and that is incredibly difficult to do. the euro crisis has not helped, and in the en
simon, there was suggestion the deal collapsed because of german objections. what was it the germans were not happy about? >> it seems that germany, like france, was unwilling to give up state influence over this important defense company, which is what bae systems wanted them to do in order to secure more access to that all-important american defense market. i think germany was also worried it might be left out of important developments in military technology. the german authorities...
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>> stand up, that's the opening number of "scandalous," which miraculously is opening at the neil simon theater tomorrow night for previews on west 52nd street. >> can you believe it? >> no. it's surreal. i want to thank all of our crew here. >> we want to show our crew. they decided to deck out. pull it down, all the way down. we only had mediums. only mediums. >> he looks like winnie the pooh. . thanks, you i goes. >> anyways, you can get tickets if you go to broadway.com. >> scandalous @broadway.com. >> you do know. you can go there and get the tickets. because it's previews and we're watching it all come together, they are two for one. >> bring a friend, especially if you have a friend that might be hurting a little bit. people seem to find hope in this film, which is great. >> absolutely. >> anyway, hoda, how are you, you're coming? >> saturday night, we're all going to be there with bells on. it's going to be a fun party. >> hopefully, i can announce something on monday about how people can have lunch and have a glass of wine with you and i during winesday wednesday coming up. >>
>> stand up, that's the opening number of "scandalous," which miraculously is opening at the neil simon theater tomorrow night for previews on west 52nd street. >> can you believe it? >> no. it's surreal. i want to thank all of our crew here. >> we want to show our crew. they decided to deck out. pull it down, all the way down. we only had mediums. only mediums. >> he looks like winnie the pooh. . thanks, you i goes. >> anyways, you can get tickets...
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simon, see you in 30. we'll talk a little bit of europe, as well. >>> if you're just joining us -- we'll do the tape in a second. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. >>> welcome to hour three of "squawk on the street." here's what's happening so far. >> we need to put in place a framework so that markets look and see that after the economy recovers, whenever that comes, it will take time. after the economy is fully recovered, that the nation's finances are sustainable. >> we need to have both sides kind of go -- one hand, $250,000 in income, on the other hand, effectively infinity, they need come together in some way or we're not going to have a deal. >> our first lo
simon, see you in 30. we'll talk a little bit of europe, as well. >>> if you're just joining us -- we'll do the tape in a second. when you take a closer look... ...at the best schools in the world... ...you see they all have something very interesting in common. they have teachers... ...with a deeper knowledge of their subjects. as a result, their students achieve at a higher level. let's develop more stars in education. let's invest in our teachers... ...so they can inspire our...
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simon [ indiscernible ] >> so the unwritten rule of the sports broadcasting is someone runs on the field during the game, you ignore them. >> well, you think so. one fan at florida state university of miami football made that hard to do. he has the orange shirt on. hello, everybody. the fan was arrested and officials ruled he didn't affect the play so it stayed as is. florida state won 33-29 over miami. if it had been an nfl game, now what would have happened? >> what? >> they would have taken him out. >> what were you thinking when you decided to do that. >> perhaps a few beverages. >> maybe. >> what were you drinking. >> exactly. >>> 4:57 now. play-off pressure. >> the giants forcing game 7 last night. why it could be delayed a little bit. >> plus neck and neck. the presidential candidate, they head into their final debate tonight and what fireworks can we expect now?
simon [ indiscernible ] >> so the unwritten rule of the sports broadcasting is someone runs on the field during the game, you ignore them. >> well, you think so. one fan at florida state university of miami football made that hard to do. he has the orange shirt on. hello, everybody. the fan was arrested and officials ruled he didn't affect the play so it stayed as is. florida state won 33-29 over miami. if it had been an nfl game, now what would have happened? >> what?...
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all right, simon, let's start with you. gergen, come pro-call and others -- tom brokaw and others joe biden looked a little silly the man was almost 70 years old acting like an eighth grader at the school yard trying to taunt the kid maybe not in the cool crowd. >> look, i think joe biden as you said did what he had to do last night. he was aggressive. he took on paul ryan and the republicans and their arguments in a way that barack obama frankly didn't do in the previous debate. he had energy and vigor which i think is what democrats were looking for. i think you saw joe biden last night maybe not everybody has seen joe biden over the years in debates and other places, but i felt that was the joe biden that i know. and i don't think there was any pretense. as he said, i mean what i say and i say what i mean. >> laura: middle class has been buried in the last four years. that helps the republicans. >> he had a good night. democrats are very happy. as you are well aware the republicans are pretty happy today, too. both sides
all right, simon, let's start with you. gergen, come pro-call and others -- tom brokaw and others joe biden looked a little silly the man was almost 70 years old acting like an eighth grader at the school yard trying to taunt the kid maybe not in the cool crowd. >> look, i think joe biden as you said did what he had to do last night. he was aggressive. he took on paul ryan and the republicans and their arguments in a way that barack obama frankly didn't do in the previous debate. he had...
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get in a song to address is the world leaders that they view when tearing into washington paul simon thing whistle blow was speaking through an r g sponsored video link from agadez embassy in london where he's still in the. next two weeks leads us spokesman explains of the limits placed on journalistic freedom and the future of whistleblower was across the globe. joining for our one on one exclusive interview is kristen crops and the spokesperson for wiki leaks mr watson thank you very much for sitting down with r.t. that's where the reports of come out that the u.s. now has officially made during the song and wiki leaks and enemy of the state.
get in a song to address is the world leaders that they view when tearing into washington paul simon thing whistle blow was speaking through an r g sponsored video link from agadez embassy in london where he's still in the. next two weeks leads us spokesman explains of the limits placed on journalistic freedom and the future of whistleblower was across the globe. joining for our one on one exclusive interview is kristen crops and the spokesperson for wiki leaks mr watson thank you very much for...
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people go around it. >> simon company talked about monetary fiscal policy. their new book deals with that. you want to give this a short observation? was some interest in the united states on fiscal monetary policy? >> first of all, i would encourage everyone to read the work again on this issue. they have so won the papers if you don't have time, there's a great editorial opinion piece in "the wall street journal" in september 2009 called the blog that ate mandatory policy. they talk about how today to fill financial institution undercapitalized taking a risk, having big losses and operating and zombie formic monetary policy much more effective when you go into crisis. so while the mechanisms to work. it's a question of what will happen when undercover, assuming we do will recover. how that affect the ability of policy to control the economy and the ability or the impact of various changes in fiscal policy. on our fiscal cliff issues come i would say more like the distraction from the fiscal chaos will see after the election around these issues. what i woul
people go around it. >> simon company talked about monetary fiscal policy. their new book deals with that. you want to give this a short observation? was some interest in the united states on fiscal monetary policy? >> first of all, i would encourage everyone to read the work again on this issue. they have so won the papers if you don't have time, there's a great editorial opinion piece in "the wall street journal" in september 2009 called the blog that ate mandatory...
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adele is now rolling in the diapers. 24-year-old singing sensation and her boyfriend simon konecki welcomed a baby boy over the weekend. she announced they were expecting their first child together saying we're over the moon and very excited but please respect our privacy at this precious time. >> honoring george. george clooney was honored at the carousel of hope ball saturday and "showbiz tonight" was right there. the celebrity event was chaired by ifphilanthropist barbara dav and raised millions point of view for dee bites treatment and research. she presented george with this brass ring award. he opened up to us about being named this year's honoree. >> it's less about an evening for anybody individually. it's really nice to come out and support barbara. she's doing amazing work with diabetes. so it's fun to do that. >> valerie's food addiction. valerie bertinelli just opened up about her life long struggle with weight. on "the dr. oz show," she talked about her past drug use and addiction to food. she told dr. oz that although she could kick her drug habit fairly easily, her food habit
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. >>> thank you simon, do want to check on mcdonald's. we were curious to know when the last time comps were negative. prior to that you have to go back to april of 2003 before you can find negative comps globally when they were doubt.8. >> and they're seeing them be negative for the first time since 2003. >>> general electric is up 6%, and the company says the growth for the year will be a little less than people were expecting. we should say transportation profits, energy infrastructure up 13%. g.e. capital is one of the reasons why they had to pull back that number for the year as well as they continue to shrink that. >> the took in a very significant move. it's not that long ago and it's about the industrial businesses for which remain in tact. >> back in september it was a big structure day and people walked away extremely bullish from that. >> so, all right, there are new details today about goldman sachs memoir. more of his op-ed that was out months ago. he gives insight into the muppet context. being a muppet meant being an idiot,
. >>> thank you simon, do want to check on mcdonald's. we were curious to know when the last time comps were negative. prior to that you have to go back to april of 2003 before you can find negative comps globally when they were doubt.8. >> and they're seeing them be negative for the first time since 2003. >>> general electric is up 6%, and the company says the growth for the year will be a little less than people were expecting. we should say transportation profits,...
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. >> simon raises a great point, us media types on the east coast. we might have access to u all of these devices. are you -- do you want to buy an ipad mini, over an ipad touch or over an ipad itself. it seems like you have a number of choices in the apple product line. but you're probably only going choose one in that first go and the ipad mini is a perfectly fine option but it's certainly not the price you're going to get for an ipad itself. >> with this comment that everybody's a winner, if all else fails, you could become a schoolteacher. >> everybody gets a gold medal these days, everything gets a trophy these days. >> there is such a thing called seg lar growth. nooks and i patds are all -- it's a good moment in america. >> always good to get your view zblft thanks, guys, i appreciate it. >> quite the earnings seasons this quarter, and our own herb greenberg is looking at the excuses people are using. >> we have one at least the winner of what i think is basically the kitchen sink award. in fact they have won this hands downing, it's martin za
. >> simon raises a great point, us media types on the east coast. we might have access to u all of these devices. are you -- do you want to buy an ipad mini, over an ipad touch or over an ipad itself. it seems like you have a number of choices in the apple product line. but you're probably only going choose one in that first go and the ipad mini is a perfectly fine option but it's certainly not the price you're going to get for an ipad itself. >> with this comment that everybody's...
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. >> simon cowell rooting for khloe kardashian saying they bring authenticity. mario lopes, host of many shows. interesting to see what they bring to "x-factor." >> good to hear they are good friends. maybe he'll help her in that role. it seems like k-pats is back on. >> i said these two will be back together, sources told me. spotted all across los angeles. thee bought a $2.2 million house around the corner. these two do love each other and mistakes are happening. good that they are maybe reconciling. >> fans will be happy about that. also appears that katy perry on john maher could be an item, spotted in and around new york yesterday. >> this is telling because she actually spent his 35th birthday with him and they went to a pretty hot spot. restaurant here and also spotted at dinner and lunch together so they are not keeping it quiet or a secret. looks like they are very much on. >> let's talk about possible breakups as well. it appears that oscar winner russell crowe could be splitting from his wife of nine years, danielle spencer, this reported by "the sydn
. >> simon cowell rooting for khloe kardashian saying they bring authenticity. mario lopes, host of many shows. interesting to see what they bring to "x-factor." >> good to hear they are good friends. maybe he'll help her in that role. it seems like k-pats is back on. >> i said these two will be back together, sources told me. spotted all across los angeles. thee bought a $2.2 million house around the corner. these two do love each other and mistakes are happening....
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megyn: simon did you share chris matthews' frustration at the president's performance? >> i may have not been as animated as he was last night. the president didn't have a good night. mitt romney had a good night. megyn: what happened to barack obama last night? >> you know, listen we don't know. i think that there was -- my -- if i can guess, megyn i think there was a strategy because they feel like they are winning the election and the polls are still holding today, gallop has today obama at his highest approval rating he's ever had. he's doing well in the battleground states and i think they made a decision not to engage. they didn't want to fight with romney, they didn't want him to lock like he was being mean or angry, and it was clear to me and to many people that that game plan had to change, because romney came out of the gate very strong, obama didn't really adjust his strategy and i think you saw today already you saw the clips we'll see a different obama going forward. he knows he didn't do a good job, they will be much more engaged and aggressive as they go
megyn: simon did you share chris matthews' frustration at the president's performance? >> i may have not been as animated as he was last night. the president didn't have a good night. mitt romney had a good night. megyn: what happened to barack obama last night? >> you know, listen we don't know. i think that there was -- my -- if i can guess, megyn i think there was a strategy because they feel like they are winning the election and the polls are still holding today, gallop has...
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the show's creator simon cowell was thrilled to hear the news. he revamped the show after the first season bringing in new judges and a new host. the shows will go live starting next thursday. you knew he'd be happy with that big paycheck right? >> oh absolutely. >>> let's heads over to brian bolter now for a look at what's next on the news at 6:00. brian? >> new on the news as we are monitoring metro how the rail system is responding to an outcry after those controversial ads. then strong words issued by opponents of same sex marriage in maryland. as their stance on the issue gone too far? plus, he took a gamble with a high stakes heist. and it looks like this suspect might have gotten away with it. those stories and more on the news at 6:00, hang tight. man: to some people, social security is just a number. but to me, it's money that i earned. i count on social security. and i don't want washington politicians like george allen... privatizing it. if george allen wants to risk his own money on wall street... that's fine. but i don't want him ris
the show's creator simon cowell was thrilled to hear the news. he revamped the show after the first season bringing in new judges and a new host. the shows will go live starting next thursday. you knew he'd be happy with that big paycheck right? >> oh absolutely. >>> let's heads over to brian bolter now for a look at what's next on the news at 6:00. brian? >> new on the news as we are monitoring metro how the rail system is responding to an outcry after those controversial...
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the boldest and most daring of velazquez' paintings is explored for us by professor simon schama of harvard university. las meninas is, in the most literal sense, a challenging painting. coming on it, we are challenged by no less than six pairs of eyes trained intently on us. the effect is distinctly unsettling, as though we'd blundered into the royal domain where we had no business being. but one pair of eyes, one pair of hands, those of the artist, ensure that once we've strayed into velazquez' magic box, we can't casually take our leave and move to whatever else is in the next gallery. pinned to the spot by the most extraordinary visual conundrum ever painted, our first reaction is probably to find out what exactly is going on here. the most incurious explanation, but one we can surely start with, is velazquez has offered us an informal glimpse into his working day producing one of the many portraits he executed of the royal princesses designed to advertise their desirability in one of the marriages on which dynastic politics so crucially turned. royal inbreeding had its problems, especi
the boldest and most daring of velazquez' paintings is explored for us by professor simon schama of harvard university. las meninas is, in the most literal sense, a challenging painting. coming on it, we are challenged by no less than six pairs of eyes trained intently on us. the effect is distinctly unsettling, as though we'd blundered into the royal domain where we had no business being. but one pair of eyes, one pair of hands, those of the artist, ensure that once we've strayed into...
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news reports claim that the 24 year owed singer, only 24, and her partner, simon, welcomed their child on friday night. she is said to be ecstatic about the baby's arrive. she is reportedly, given birth to a baby boy. trying to see if we have a name here. no we don't. >> does she have a good bum? >> adele? >> well, she is a voluptuous woman. great voice. >> great voice. wonder how the bum is? >> you are all about the bum today? >> i am, i am. >> pippa...